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2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon: What Digital Solutions are Eligible?

Registration for our 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is open now! If you have any doubts which ideas the Hackathon will support here is a short guide for you: This time the Hackathon will be held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 3-5 April 2020. It will bring together over 60 civil society activists, tech professionals and

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#IT4Society: Registration for 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is Open Now!

Registration for our 2020 EaP Civil Society Hackathon is now open! This time the Hackathon will be held in Kyiv (Ukraine) on 3-5 April 2020. It will bring together over 60 civil society activists, tech professionals and designers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to work on digital solutions and software projects that

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Extended Deadline for the Call for Proposals to Develop and Deliver the Blended Course on Sectoral Accountability for Civil Society Organisations (Energy Sector)

  IMPORTANT UPDATE: Deadline for submission of proposals is extended until Friday, January 31, 2020 (12.00 CET). We are looking for experienced organisations to develop and deliver a Blended Course on Sectoral Accountability for Civil Society Organisations (Energy Sector) – download ToR in pdf This blended course is commissioned within the framework of our EU

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Call for Applications: Become a Mentor at our 2020 Regional Ideathon in March in Chisinau!

Are you part of a civic tech initiative in the Eastern Partnership or other European countries that helps local communities, holds governments accountable, or provides digital services to citizens? Do you have a story that will inspire others? Experience with civic tech? Then apply by the February 20, 2020 to join us as a mentor at

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#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / 16 Days Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is well-ahead of many predominantly Muslim-populated countries in terms of gender equality. The first secular school for girls was opened in Baku in 1901. After 17 years, women received the right to elect and be elected to the parliament. Such a breakthrough was not in place even in

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Extended Deadline for the Call for Applications under the 2020 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme: Apply by 20 January

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Deadline for submission of applications extended until January 20, 2020 (12.00 CET). We are happy to announce our new Open Call for Applications under the 2020 Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship Programme! If you are a young civil society activist from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova or Ukraine with new ideas for improving your community or country

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#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / EaP4EU: Joining forces for a win-win partnership

by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. The 11th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum — “EaP4EU: Joining forces for a win-win partnership”, was held on December 4-6, 2019 in Brussels. The key event conducted on an annual basis for the last 10 years brought together over 250 civil society representatives from the

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#LocalCorrespondent Opinion / Promoting Women Entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan

by Ismayil Fataliyev, Local Correspondent from Azerbaijan. Traditionally, Azerbaijani society has always highly honored women for the proper fulfillment of “right” duties such as keeping hearth, raising children, looking after men. Slowly but surely the society with predominantly oriental mindset cedes before the wind of changes. Women start carrying out other “not right” activities as well

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From despair to repair through knowledge

Imagine yourself living in a small rundown town far from the capital: the local economy in steep decline, businesses wilted, young people hurry to chase better prospects elsewhere in big cities because jobs are few. Evenings are even worse than that, the only entertainment around (beside the employment centre, now off-hours, and the ancient library)